Presents a collection of eight adapted myths from around the world including the Egyptian story of Osiris and the Babylonian epic of Gilgamesh and provides footnotes on each story and maps on the region each story was told.
Presents a collection of eight myths that represent Northern European folklore and culture from the Middle Ages and includes Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Beowulf, The Death of King Arthur, and Thor the Bride.
Presents illustrated retellings of eight Greek myths featuring such characters as Prometheus, Jason, and Odysseus, and includes vocabulary lists, maps of ancient Greece, and a table of Greek and Roman god and hero names.